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Master of Business Administration

The Program

Vancouver Island University’s Master of Business Administration offers students the opportunity to learn in a dynamic global setting with students from all over the world. Our small class size enables students and faculty unique opportunities to learn, while the diversity of our students and faculty provide a pertinent global perspective for today’s business world.

Vancouver Island University’s Master of Business Administration is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

Dual Degree Option

Vancouver Island University has partnered with the University of Hertfordshire in the UK to award our MBA students a dual degree option to earn also their University of Hertfordshire Master of Science in International Management (MSc.IM). The core program is the same whether a student is doing a single (MBA-only program) or a dual degree program, however, students completing the dual degree option must do the Applied Business Project.

The Program

The MBA program is offered in an intensive 14-16 month full-time format, which includes 12 core courses, 1 elective course, 2 specialization courses or an applied business project and a 4 month internship. Students without an undergraduate degree in business will need to complete an additional 2-3 month Foundation program before the start of the MBA program.

Students may choose to do a two-course specialization before proceeding to their internship. If they have not done a specialization or if they are taking the dual degree option, they will write an Applied Business Project under faculty supervision. Students can choose to do both a specialization and an Applied Business Project at an additional cost.

There are two start date options to choose from:

Option 1: Foundation Program – July and August; Core Program – September to June; Internship and Applied Business Project – July to October. (Students choosing a specialization will complete in December.)

Option 2: Foundation Program - September to November; Core Program – January to October; Internship and Applied Business Project – November to February. (Students choosing a specialization will complete in April).

Completion Requirements

Graduation

Students must have completed all program requirements (including the MBA Foundation Program if it was required) in order to graduate.

With Distinction

The notation “With Distinction” shall be used on the degree parchment, the convocation program, and transcript for those students whose graduating averages are equal to or higher than the minimum distinction GPA calculated as:

the 90th percentile of the pooled graduating GPA from all the graduates in the same degree program since September 2010 or the previous five years, whichever is most recent.

Updated

Thursday, March 1, 2018

Admission Requirements

The MBA program has a limited number of seats and the best applicants will be offered a position.

University Bachelor degree from a business or non-business discipline.

A minimum “B” average in last two years of undergraduate degree.

Letter of introduction explaining how the MBA will contribute to career plans.